Articles Emissions Scrappage Tax 
Baua Electric
JULY 22, 2024
There are no regulations barring use of vehicles more than 15 years in rural areas, which has spawned a growing market for pre-owned cars in the hinterlands, limiting the scrappage aims, according to a government study. Scrapping of about 10 million old vehicles was to reduce emissions by 15-20%, as per government estimates.
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2009
The scrappage scheme is only a few days old here in the UK and it has already come under fire. An article in the New York Times criticised the so-called “cash for clunkers&# legislation that would give people vouchers worth as much as $4,500 to replace old cars with new ones. Leave a comment with your thoughts.
Green Cars News
APRIL 22, 2009
According to his plans, vehicles that are aged over 10 years old and have been driven by motorists for more than 12 months will be worth £2,000 when traded in for a new car as part of the Government’s new scrappage scheme which takes much of its inspiration from a highly successful format in Germany.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 4, 2009
It has established itself as a firm leader in the green car race thanks to the success of the Toyota Prius and Japanese government ecological perks including tax breaks have helped ease the drop in sales with the Prius topping the sales charts in its home country for two successive months. Why the race is on.
Green Cars News
JULY 28, 2009
Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Meanwhile, the likes of the Hyundai i10 have made it on to the best-sellers list for the first time ( see article ). Certainly the Government’s scrappage scheme has attracted new car buyers who only have the money to buy some of the cheaper new vehicles.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
So would these tax hikes linked to the amount we pollute be justified? Is a green tax blitz justified? The 100-page report wants to double the proportion of green taxes in the current tax take from the existing level of seven per cent. Among its suggestions is a £300 tax on new cars, increasing annually to £3,300 by 2020.
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